Transport Infrastructure

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	227-1001/01
Abbreviation	DoInf-Log
Course title	Transport Infrastructure
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject. Basic legislation.
2. Roads – types, basic design principles, capacity assessment.
3. Intersections – types, basic design principles.
4. Intersections – capacity assessment and micro simulation model of simple intersection.
5. Railway structures – types of railway lines.
6. Structural and geometrical track layout. Spatial layout of the track.
7. Railway track and substructure.
8. Railway stations.
9. Railways transport in cities.
10. Airports and airfields – types, technical characteristics.
11. Runways. Airport facilities.
12. Water transport infrastructure. Technical parameters of watercourses.
13. Ports and facilities of water transport infrastructure.
14. Transport infrastructure in logistics.

E-learning

LMS Moodle (VSB-TUO): 2271001 Transport Infrastructure

Literature

Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation, USA, September 2022. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/m22-01.htm
Design Guidance for Intersection Auxiliary Lanes. Washington: Transport Research Board, 2014, 159 p.
Beeston L., Blewitt R., Bulmer S., Wilson J. Traffic Modelling Guidelines (Version 4.0). London: Transport for London, 2021, 585 p.

Advised literature

Li S. Modelling and management of multi-modal urban traffic. London: University College London, 2016, 198 p.
Traffic and Transportation Simulation. Washington: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 2015, 156 p.
Highway Capacity Manual. A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis. 7th Edition. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board, 2022.

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